trap, v.¹ — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

trap v.¹

(drugs, also T) to sell drugs, thus trapper, a dealer, trapping, drug dealing.

2000		Drama ‘Left, Right, Left’ 🎵 Godby Road is where I trap, putting in work like a 9 to 5.
2006		Yung Joc ‘Picture Perfect’ 🎵 Niggaz trap all night in project hallways.
2012		Big Boi ‘In The A’ 🎵 Yeah, you may be able to out-trap me, but what?
2015		Section Boyz ‘Trapping Ain’t Dead’ 🎵 Trapping ain't dead / My connect’s still breathing.
2017		hubpages.com ‘Roadman Slang 4 Jun. 🌐 Trapping - dealing drugs.
2019		Headie One ‘Ball in Peace 🎵 This fiend don't want me to trap out her yard no more.
2020		G. Krauze What They Was 21: Rob, shoot, trap, spend the profits on some diamond grillz for your teeth .
2022		genius.com 🌐 ‘Digga D’ is the rapper and ‘Dappz’ is the trapper hence the ‘Rap or trap?’ question.

trapper (n.)

see separate entry.

trap house (n.) [note also trap house under trap n.¹]

a house or apartment used for drug dealing.

2005		Gucci Mane ‘Trap House’ 🎵 Made a hundred thou in my trap house.
2013		Big Sean ‘First Chain’ 🎵 Trap house built brick by brick, paid dues on dues.
2019		N. Walker Cherry 251: So you’ve got a surveillance truck parked outside your house and you’re running it like a trap house in the middle of the fucking suburbs.
2020		G. Krauze What They Was 63: The real reason we came to this yard is because we needed a traphouse. We’ve started shotting big bits of cro .

trap star (n.)

a successful drug dealer.

2002		Pastor Troy ‘4 My Hustlaz’ 🎵 Niggaz they call trap stars.
2006		Fat Joe ‘Think About It’ 🎵 We do it for them trap stars, serving them packs.
2012		Nas ‘Where’s The Love’ 🎵 You know the real rap gods, typical trap star turned rap star.